The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation has closed Horseneck Beach in Westport to swimming due to the threat of rip currents that will continue into Wednesday evening for Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, the south coast of Rhode Island and Block Island.

Massachusetts Ports Authority officials are urging travelers to check with their airlines before heading to Logan International Airport in Boston after the latest winter storm triggered slew of flight cancellations.

Freezing rain, sleet and snow was forecast to move into northern New England on Saturday amid warnings of a possible ice storm that could make travel difficult and cause widespread outages in parts of Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire.